1948 NCAA baseball tournament

1948 NCAA I
baseball tournament
Season1948
Teams8
Finals site
ChampionsSouthern California (1st title)
Runner-upYale (2nd CWS Appearance)
Winning coachSam Barry
Rod Dedeaux (1st title)

The 1948 NCAA baseball tournament was the second NCAA-sanctioned baseball tournament that determined a national champion. The tournament was held as the conclusion of the 1948 NCAA baseball season. The 1948 College World Series was played at Hyames Field on the campus of Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, Michigan from June 25 to 26.[1] The tournament champion was Southern California coached by Sam Barry and Rod Dedeaux. It was the Trojans' first of 12 championships through the 2022 season.

Tournament

The tournament was divided into two regional brackets, the Eastern playoff and the Western playoff. Unlike the previous year, this year's tournament was double-elimination.

Field

As with the inaugural tournament, each representative of the eight districts was determined by a mix of selection committees, conference champions, and district playoffs.. Eight teams were divided among the East and West brackets.[2] The district playoffs would later expand to become regionals, but were originally not part of the NCAA-sanctioned championship play.

School Conference Record (Conference) Berth Previous NCAA Appearances
Baylor SWC 16–9 (9–5) District VI Selection None
Colorado State College[a] RMC District VII Selection None
Illinois Big Nine 20–5–1 (10–2) Won District IV Playoffs 1
1947
Lafayette Independent 16–8 Won District II Playoffs None
North Carolina Southern Won District III Playoffs None
Oklahoma A&M MVC 19–4 Won District V Playoffs None
Southern California CIBA 22–3 (13–2) District VIII Selection (won PCC Playoff) None
Yale EIBL 18–6–1 (6–3) District I Selection 1
1947

Eastern playoff

At Winston-Salem, North Carolina[3][4][5]

First round Semi-finals Finals
       
Yale 6
North Carolina 1
Yale 11
Winner's bracket
Lafayette 2
Lafayette 9
Illinois 6
Yale 4 –
Lafayette 3 –
North Carolina 7
Illinois 3
Lafayette 5
Loser's bracket
North Carolina 2

Western playoff

At Denver, Colorado[6][7][8]

First round Semi-finals Finals
       
Southern California 8
Baylor 0
Southern California 7
Winner's bracket
Oklahoma A&M 1
Oklahoma A&M 13
Colorado State College 7
Southern California 16 –
Baylor 3 –
Baylor 13
Colorado State College 4
Oklahoma A&M 8
Loser's bracket
Baylor 9

College World Series

Participants

School Conference Record (conference) Head coach CWS appearances CWS best finish CWS record
Southern California CIBA 24–3 (13–2) Sam Barry 0
(last: none)		 none 0–0
Yale EIBL 20–7–1 (6–3) Ethan Allen 1
(last: 1947)		 2nd
(1947)		 0–2

Results

The 1948 College World Series was a best of three series, like the first tournament in 1947.

Bracket

College World Series Finals
    
Southern California 3 3 9
Yale 1 8 2

Game results

Date Game Winner Score Loser Notes
June 25 Game 1 Southern California 3–1 Yale
June 26 Game 2 Yale 8–3 Southern California
Game 3 Southern California 9–2 Yale Southern California wins CWS

Notable players

Notes

  1. ^ Colorado State College is currently known as the University of Northern Colorado. Not to be confused with Colorado State University, then known as Colorado A&M.

References

  1. ^ "1948 College World Series". Omaha.com. Archived from the original on December 26, 2011. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
  2. ^ Woody Anderson (May 31, 1996). "At The Inaugural Series, A President In The Lineup". Hartford Courant. Retrieved July 11, 2012.
  3. ^ 2012 Record Book (PDF). Illinois University. p. 79. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 11, 2012.
  4. ^ 2012 Yearbook. goheels.com. p. 87. Retrieved July 12, 2012.
  5. ^ 2009 Media Guide (PDF). Lafayette Leopards. p. 19. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 12, 2012.
  6. ^ 2012 USC Baseball Guide (PDF). USC. p. 94. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 12, 2012. Retrieved July 12, 2012.
  7. ^ 2012 Baseball Media Guide. okstate.com. p. 59. Archived from the original on July 4, 2012. Retrieved July 12, 2012.
  8. ^ 2012 Baseball Media Almanac (PDF). BaylorBears.com. p. 81. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 12, 2012.


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